This study investigates the complex roles of the social environment and genes in the
multigenerational transmission of educational attainment. Drawing on genome-wide data …

Importance Individuals with mental disorders are at an elevated risk of developing chronic
age-related physical diseases. However, it is not clear whether psychopathology is also …

Cognitive ability and educational success predict positive outcomes across the lifespan,
from higher earnings to better health and longevity. The shared positive outcomes …

Behavior genetics is a controversial science. For decades, scholars have sought to
understand the role of heredity in human behavior and life-course outcomes. Recently …

While there is widespread agreement in societies like the UK that every child has the right to
a secure childhood and the opportunity to develop to their full potential, this does not match …

Humans tend to form social relationships with others who resemble them. Whether this
sorting of like with like arises from historical patterns of migration, meso-level social …

Drawing on psychological and sociological theories of crime causation, we tested the
hypothesis that genetic risk for low educational attainment (assessed via a genome-wide …

There is a growing interest in how social conditions moderate genetic influences on
education [gene–environment interactions (GxE)]. Previous research has focused on the …

Genome-wide association studies (GWASs) have identified specific genetic variants
associated with complex human traits and behaviors, such as educational attainment …

Young people's life chances can be predicted by characteristics of their neighbourhood.
Children growing up in disadvantaged neighbourhoods exhibit worse physical and mental …